In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
COMPACTIONS
Noun
compactions
plural of compaction
Source: Wiktionary
COMPACTION
Com*pac"tion, n. Etym: [L. compactio.]
Definition: The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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